As summer gets closer I’m always getting more and more questions from people on how to get ‘lean’, funny how I don’t get many of those during the winter months lol 😛

When it comes to me and a number of my clients I have found that when I began pulling out anything with gluten really seemed to make a big difference in the way they looked and it also accelerated their fat loss. It’s funny to see the looks on their faces when I suggest it “you mean I can’t eat bread!?” “but I eat whole wheat pasta, isn’t that healthy?” “no more bagels or muffins in the morning?” They think I’m crazy but what I do love is the smiles on their faces when they do go gluten free and see the size loss and the realization that something they were told was healthy may have been holding them back.

What is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and any other grain related species including barley and rye. It’s what gives dough it elasticity and shape in addition to giving that final product the ‘chewy’ texture. [Read more…]